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An Introduction to the MA{VR}X Lab
Mingle With Your Major
August 16, 2023


Dr. Ryan Straight
Honors & Assistant Professor
Lab Director

Agenda

Your (Likely) Questions

  1. Who are you?
  2. What is the lab? What do you study?
  3. Where is it? Do I have to go there?
  4. What resources are available?
  5. How can I get involved?

Who is this guy?

Dr. Ryan Straight

Honors & Assistant Professor Lab Director
College of Applied Science and Technology
University of Arizona

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MA{VR}X Lab

Mixed Augmented ViRtual eXtended Reality Lab

  • College’s first lab
  • Broad concept of XR
  • Holographic video, NFTs, AR training, more
  • Cybersecurity education with XR
  • Exploring Web3

Where is this lab?

Lab Locations

Sierra Vista location.

Yuma location.

And: the Internet.

What resources does the lab have?

Hardware

Other Equipment

Streaming

The MA{VR}X Lab also provides microphones and an audio interface for streaming interviews, gameplay, and so on.

  • Blue Yeti microphone
  • Green screen (x2)
  • LED light panels (x2)
  • NVIDIA Broadcast
  • OBS Studio
  • Rode lavaliere microphone (x2)
  • Rode Wireless GO II kit
    • Includes two wireless transmitters and one wireless receiver.
  • Streamlabs OBS
  • Zoom

Work Stations

Workstation 1

This workstation has the following equipment and must be reserved together:

  • Alienware laptop
  • 65” Samsung SmartTV

Workstation 2

  • Mantis CUK gaming PC
  • Dual monitors
  • External webcam
  • 75” Samsung SmartTV

Workstation 3

  • iMac

Workstation 4

(This workstation is on a cart and can also be used for streaming.)

  • MSI GT-75 Titan laptop
  • Webcam
  • External speakers
  • Broadcast microphone

Software

Games and Experiences

Non-VR Games

  • Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
  • Amnesia: The Dark Descent
  • Claire
  • Dark Fall: Lost Souls
  • Dark Fall 1: The Journal
  • Dark Fall 2: Lights Out
  • Deadly Premonition
  • DreadOut
  • Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
  • Dreamfall Chapters
  • Exo One: Prologue
  • Explore Fushimi Inari
  • Gone Home
  • Grimm
  • Kinoko
  • Lucius
  • Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
  • Neverending Nightmares
  • Omikron - The Nomad Soul
  • Penumbra: Black Plague
  • Penumbra: Overture
  • Penumbra: Requiem
  • Serena
  • Skyrim (Special Edition)
  • The 111th Soul
  • The Imagined Leviathan
  • The Last Show of Mr. Chardish: Act I
  • The Longest Journey
  • The Stanley Parable
  • The Ultimate Doom
  • Undertale
  • WORLD OF HORROR

Software

Data Analysis, Coding, and Visualization

  • Anaconda suite
  • RStudio
  • RStudio Connect
    • Only the lab director can push content to this platform. Consultation is required before its use.

Development

  • Adobe Creative Cloud
    • Aero
    • After Effects
    • Animate
    • Audition
    • Dimension
    • Fresco
    • Illustrator
    • InDesign
    • Photoshop
    • Premiere Pro
    • Premiere Rush
    • Substance 3D
    • XD
  • Blender
  • EyeJack
  • MyWebAR
  • NVIDIA Omniverse
  • Unity
  • Unreal Engine

How can I get involved?

Working with the lab

  • Self-directed research
  • Lab projects
  • Class assignments
  • Publishing
  • Conference talks
  • Community events

Email: mavrx-lab@arizona.edu & ryanstraight@arizona.edu Web: mavrxlab.org
Mastodon: @mavrxlab@hci.social

Dr. Ryan Straight – University of Arizona – @ryanstraight